Park Crest Pennsylvania Map
Park Crest, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Park Crest, Schuylkill County.
Interactive Map of Park Crest, Pennsylvania
| City | Park Crest |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.816755 |
| Longitude | -76.047153 |
| Population | 645 |
| Density | 303.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Park Crest, Pennsylvania
Park Crest is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 645. The population density is 303.4 people per km². Park Crest is located at 40.8168°N, 76.0472°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18214.
Park Crest lies at the hem of rolling hills, where the land begins its serious ascent towards higher ridges that screen the sky. It lies 10.5 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west-north-west of Tamaqua. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, of hollows that gather mist and slopes that catch the afternoon sun, often breaking into small, irregular fields carved out by generations of careful hands. Old stone walls, softened by moss and the slow work of frost, delineate boundaries that seem to have been there since the hills themselves were young. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of the rich soil that underpins everything, and the light, when it filters through the thinning canopy of oak and maple, possesses a gentle, diffused quality, as if filtered through a veil of fine dust. The history of Park Crest is deeply entwined with the earth, its early days shaped by the tireless extraction of anthracite coal from the very ground it occupies. Though the deep mines are largely silent now, their legacy is still palpable, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the labor and the lives that were forged in the darkness. Today, the local economy finds a more varied footing, with agriculture still playing a significant role, the patchwork of farms producing a steady, if unassuming, bounty. Small businesses, those tenacious anchors of any place, provide the essential services and a sense of continuity, their storefronts lining the modest main thoroughfare, each with its own story etched into the faded paint and well-worn thresholds. There's a quiet persistence to Park Crest, a sense of enduring presence that feels as solid and dependable as the bedrock beneath its feet.
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About This Park Crest Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Park Crest, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Park Crest and Schuylkill County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Park Crest is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Park Crest is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
